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Supergen biomass and bio-energy consortium continuation plus activity on marine biomass

Reference	BBS/E/C/00004895
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Angela Karp
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Dr Ian Shield
Institution	Rothamsted Research
Department	Rothamsted Research Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	11,074
Status	Completed
Type	Institute Project
Start date	01/06/2007
End date	30/11/2011
Duration	54 months

Abstract

Aim: To evaluate the options for energy, fuels and chemicals from marine biomass and also evaluate the potential to exploit this resource as determined by the economics and technical performance. Objectives (Tasks): 1. To select candidates species of marine biomass with potential to contribute significantly to the UK biomass resources, and to compare them to terrestrial sources. (Rothamsted Research and other partners) 2. To investigate the potential to culture the selected candidates for farming (Other partners). 3. To characterise and evaluate the selected biomass for their suitability to thermal and fermentation routes for energy, fuels and chemicals (Other partners). 4. To undertake process and techno-economic assessment of the farming, harvest, storage, transportation and utilisation of marine biomass (All partners contribute to input data). 5. To undertake public acceptability and life Cycle analysis -examination of sustainability and environmental issues (Other partners, Supergen Marine Consortium). 6. To evaluate the total biomass availability around the UK (Other partners).

Summary

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Committee	Not funded via Committee
Research Topics	Bioenergy, Crop Science, Industrial Biotechnology, Plant Science
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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